HARRISBURG IS
PAVINGLEADER
Interesting Figures Issued by
the State Bureau of
Municipalities
Twenty-seven third class cities of
Pennsylvania laid twenty-seven miles
of pavement in 1917 against
forty-four in 1916 and Harrisburg,
the state capital, is shown to have
76.93 of the 665 miles of such pav
ing in that number of municipalities.
Erie is second with 75 miles, but
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THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BIG
DEMONSTRATION AT THE
9th Annual Grange Picnic
Sweigard's Grove Near Matamoras
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Information on the advancement
or etreet paving In the third claas
cities for 1917 has been compiled by
Chtof J. Herman Knlaely, of tho
Bureau of Municipalities, a branch
of the State Department of Labor
and Industry, from original reports
of cities and it is believed that the
decline of the paving operations was
In large measure due to diversion
of paving materials for war purposes
and to the labor condition. It Is not
expected that 1918 will equal last
year.
A statement Issued on the paving
by the bureau says:
"A table prepared in the Bureau
of Municipalities from statistics ob
tained from city engineers In 31
third class Pennsylvania cities, showsj
that the total yardage of paving i
■ laid In these cities during 1917 was
<54.796 square yards. Including 205,-
t S3l square yurds sheet asphalt; 111.-
; 862 square yards brick: 67,000
r square yards fllbertlne; 14.836 square
> yards wood block: 14.268 square
l yards amleslte; 13,133 square yards
p bltullthlc slag: 12.465 square yards
i Hassam blcomac; 11.411 square yards
j concrete paving. 1967 square yards
i granite blo~k, 1791 square yards as
, phalt block and 233 square yards
j atone block.
t "Of the 31 third class cities ln
t eluded In the 1917 paving compila
tion. Harrisburg leads In lineal mlle
, age with 76.93 miles, while Erie with
' 75 miles of paving leads In yard
age with 1,408,000 square yards
against 1,224,273.7 in Harrisburg.
In both cities asphalt is the principal
kind of paving In use.
' "Altoona Is the third city In mile
' age with 52.5, while Wilkes-Barre
ranks fourth with 50,89 miles.
Further comparison between these
two cities shows Wilkes-Barre, al
though having less mileage, leads in
yardage with 803.035.85 squarq
yards as against 766,316 square
yards of pavement in Altoona.
"The city of Chester, with 40*
miles of paving exceeds both
Wilkes-Barre and Altoona on a
yardage basis having 867,000 square
yards of pavement. Johnstown,
with 4 4.18 miles of brick and as
phalt. has 687,280.5 square yards.
"The tabulation of paving statis
tics for the 31 third class cities goes
into complete detail regarding classes
of paving, method of assessment,
proportion paid by cities, unit cost
of various pavements, cost of curb
ing and similar information.
Miles of paved streets and com
parative increases in paving mileage
in each of the 27 third class cities
of Pennsylvania during the years!
1915. 1916 and 1917 as compiled In {
the Bureau of Municipalities of the j
Department of Labor and Industryl
are indicated in the following table:
City 1915 1916 1917
Allen town .... 30. 40.25 40.42
Altoona 44.56 38.21 52.50!
Bradford 14.48 15.05 16.24 i
Carbondale .. 4.50 7.50 7tSOl
Chester 30. 40. 40.
Connellsville . 11.72 13.54 13.79'
Corry 4.87 5.60 5.68
Dußois 7, 7. 7,
Easton 8.26 5.08 B^4o
Erie fB. 68.32 75.
Franklin P. 40 ,9.40 10.25
IlTrisburg . 74.79 76.17 76.93
H7leton .... 6 5.51 702 1
Johnstown ... 43.36 44 Is|
Lancaster 7. 10. io.
Lebanon 2.20 3.40 412
McKeesport . 35.15 36.55 .3s!s4 I
Meadville ... 16. 16.26 .16 26
Monongahela. . ,C.S7 7.10 75 1
New Castle .. 30. 3" 07 32 45
Oil City 23. 87.70 24
Pittston 7. 7.50 7 52
5 P '" 1 n * *■ 59 2T.35 27.35
Ti!usville .... 10.10 JO.IO miD
Wilkes-Barre 46. 47 33 <-,o s!>
Williamsport . 14.97 15 31
* o, 'k J5.U5 16.18 16.50
594.01 637.93 20
West Shore News
David P. Lightner Dies
Suddenly at Marysville
Mnrrsvllle, p a ., Augr _ j 0 _ Davi{ ,
Porter Lightner.' aged 70 years, died
suddenly at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. E. S. Foose. Verbeke street, on
Thursday afternoon. High-blood
pressure and stomach trouble is riven
as the cause of his death. This condi
tion came as a result of eating some
j fruit at a picnic several weeks ago.
1 Mr. Lightner served at one time as
; Perry county commissioner, having
I been elected to that office by the Re
| publican party. During the Civil War
Jhe served in the Union Army with
Company H. One Hundred and Thirty
j third Pennsylvania Volunteers. He
I taught school for a number of years
. and conducted general stores at vari
! °us times in different sections of the
county.
j Surviving Mr. Lightner are three
! children, Mrs. J. A. Sheibley. of Sher
mansdale; Mrs. E. S. Foose, of Marys
ville. and Charles G. Lightner. of
Grier's Point. Two brothers, James
Lightner. of Missouri, and Theodore
Lightner. of Hastings. Neb., survive
him. as do two sisters, Mrs. Theodore
Briner. of Clsna Run. and Mrs. Wil
liam Nelly, of Loysville.
Funeral services wilj be held from
the home of his daughter, on Sun
day afternoon, at 2 o'clock, conducted
by the Rev. C. D. Pewterbaugh. of
Marysville Bethany United Evangeli
cal Church. The body will be taken
to the Grier's Point United Evangeli
cal Church, where further services
will be conducted. Buridl will be in
the cemetery adjoining this church.
Social and Personal Items
of Towns on West Shore
Miss Tillle Heishley, Miss Ellen
Gault. Miss Adetla Smith. Harry
Heishley and the Rev. W. E Tingling,
of Marysville. motored to Elliottsburg
on Thursday, and attended the annual
Hench-Fromgold reunion.
Miss Edna Sellers has returned to
her home, at Marysville. after visttlng
Miss Catherine Hamilton, at Duncan
non.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. B. Clouser have
returned to their Marysville home,
after visiting at Martlc Forge.
Miss Clara Ettein, of Marysville, Is
being entertained by relatives at Mll
lerstown and Sunbury.
Professor and Mrs. A. E. Deckard,
of Marysville. are visiting relatives at
Liverpool.
H. E. Hess, of Baltimore, visited his
son, Simon E. Hess, Maple avenue,
at Marysville, on Thursday.
F. N. Burns, of New Cumberland,
was summoned to Montana on account
of the sudden death of a brother,
Mrs. Severy returned to P<*rryvllle,
Md., after spending several weeks
with ber sister. Mrs. John Zimmer
man, at New Cumberland.
Miss Jennie Eneminger, of Lemoyne,
spent Thursday with Mrs. David Hun
sicker, at New Cumberland.
J J. Baughman is very ill at his
home, in Bridge street. New Cumber
land.
Mrs. Emanuel Ditlow, of New Cum
berland, was at Enola on Thursday,
where she was summoned on account
of the death of her niece, Mrs. Myer.
James Foster, who spent the sum
mer here, where he was employed at !
the Government buildings, has return- 1
ed to State College.
EVANGELIST IN CHARGE
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 10. Dr. Ran
dolph C. Harrison, of Baltimore, a
6inging evangelist, will be In charge
of the services in the Methodist Epis
copal Church to-morrow evening. \
r 'Lovi" is the subject of the sermon 1
that the Rev. Ralph E. Hartman. of 1
the Trinity Reformed Church, will de- \
liver to-morrow evening.
"The Old Paths" and "The Greatest \
Sin" will be the morning and evening 1
subjects of the Rev. C. D. Pewter- '
baugh. of the Bethany United Evan- \
gelical Church, to-morrow.
THEODORE OVERHOI.TZER
New Cumberland, Pa., Aug. 10. 1
Theodore Overholtzer died at the home !
of Mr. and Mrs. Don Mullen, in Fourth 1
street, yesterday. Although in ill !
health. Mr. Overholtier did not be- ,
come seriously sick until several days 1
ago. He was a member of the Grand ]
\rmy of the Republic. He and his <
wife have been living with their '
daughter. Mrs. Mullen, for fftveral I
years, having come here from Plain- 1
field, where the body will be taken I
for burial on Monday. <
JTARPJBBURO TELEGRAPH
MRS. THAW FIRST
WOMAN ON BOARD
Governor Names Sewickiley
Member of Prominent
Family
Governor Brumbaugh to-day an
nounced the appointment of Mrs.
William H. Thaw, Jr.. Sewlckley.
and William H. Ball, Philadelphia,
Governor Brumbaugh to-day an
his private secretary, as members of
the State Board of Public Charities,
and the reappointments of Francis
J. Torrence. Pittsburgh, who is pres
ident of the board: Daniel J. Mc-
Carthy. Philadelphia, and Louis
Wolf. Elkins Park.
The appointments fill vacancies
which have existed .for some time.
Mrs. Thaw being the first woman to
be appointed to this board
; The following statement on Mr.
| Ball's appointment was issued from
I Dr. Brumbaugh's office: "The ap
pointment of Mr. Ball in a measure
is a personal one, but a more im
pelling reason is tho facr of his
peculiar fitness for meeting the
problem of the board. He had many
j years of experience in the manag
| ing of properties including large es
tates. This experience and training
j was supplemented by a term as
chief of the bureau of city property,
| department of public works at Phil
j adelphia, where he rendered service
! so marked and distinct as to merit
| the highest commendation. All of
| this experience is along the line of
: service which must necessarily be
rendered by the members of the
| Board of Public Charities. In mak
j ing this appointment I feel that I
am rendering a high and distinct
; service to the Commonwealth."
Mr. Ball is also secretary to the
Commission of Public Safety and
i Defense, of which the Governor is
[chairman. His salary as private sec
retary is $5,000 and as secretary to
the commission S2OO a month. All
appointments to the Board of Char
ities have to be confirmed by the
Senate which meets in January.
Bromley Wharton, who was secre
tary to Governor Pennypacker, is
now secretary and general agent of
the board.
James R. Wheelock, Indian
Bandmaster, Goes to Army
Carlisle. Pa.. Aug. 10.—James
Riley Wheelock. the noted Indian
bandmaster, who was for many
years in charge of the band at the
Carlisle school, has passed an ex
amination for bandmaster in the
United States Army and leaves with- j
in a short time for Camp Meade, Md.j
He has been in charge of the Oar-j
lisle Community Orchestra recently.
Wheelock was a famous athlete and
is widely known. When Col. Roose
velt launched his plan to form a di
vision. Wheelock offered his services
as bandmaster.
SflT FOR $5,000 DAMAGES
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 10.—As the re
sult of injuries sustained when he
was run down by an automobile
driven by Arthur Foglesonger, a
Shippensburg restaurant. man,
George Johnson, of that town, died,
according to the statements of his
widow. Mrs. Margaret Johnson, whd
has filed an action in court here to
recover the sum of $5,000 as dam
ages.
TO STOP WHOLESALE BCYTVG
Carlisle. Pa., Aug. 10. —The Car
lisle Borough Council will frame fn
ordinance designed to stop any at-j
tempts to buy in wholesale quanti-j
ties at the semi-weekly market heldj
under town supervision.
The request of policemen for an|
increase in pay from S6O to S7O per
month is also before the body for
action.
VICTIM OF GAS ATTACK
Carlisle. Pa., Aug. 10.—Anotherj
county man has been injured in i
France. He is Harry K. M. Oal
hraith. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Galbraith, of near Longsdorf;
Station, and a member of the '""irst!
Field Signal Battalion. He is the'
victim of a gas attack on July 24 >
and after fighting for eight hours j
with a mask removed it, receiving in I
consequence burns that threatened!
his sight.
PTCXTC FOR ATT> SOCIETY
Dauphin. Pa.. Aug. 10.—The La-|
dies' Aid Society of the Lutheran!
Church .was entertained Thursday!
afternoon • nnd evening by Mrs.!
Charles Fertig at a picnic under 1
the elm tre*." f Those present were* t
Mrs. Harry I. Gerberlch, Mrs. Daniel
Seiber. Mrs. Harrv B. Greenawilt.'
rMs. W. F. Reed. Mrs\ Elizabeth
Weltzel. Mrs. David Srdouse Mrs i
William Sheets. Miss Anna HoffmanJ
Miss Susan Jackson, Mrs. Charles!
Lebo and children. Elizabeth and
£ Char, es Fertig. John j
Fertig, Max Fertig, Helen Fertig and
Mrs. Fertig.
1 One Man Tops
FORM A CONVENIENCE UNHEARD OF
IN THE OLD KIND OF TOP.
We Can Convert Your Old Top
I INTO A ONE-MAN TOP AT A SMALL EXPENSE.
We Also Repair All Kinds of Tops
Curtains, Lights, Etc.
Commercial Bodies Made to Order
Painting Woodworking
Blacksmithing Spring Work
| Repairing Wrecked Bodies and Fenders
A A TF? Carriage &
J? Hark) Auto Works
EAST END MULBERRY STREET BRIDGE
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STATE REVENUE
SHOWING GAINS
First Eight Months of This
Year Active For Collections
by Auditor General
taxes on inherit
county officers
I throughout Psnn
-lil wwOvejlßia)j' By,vanla and pald '
eral ' B Department
for the benefit of
the commonwealth, show a Jump of
over $2,0uu.000 in the first eight
months of 1018 as compared with
the same period of 1917. This is in
large measure due to the activity of
the county tureau of the Auditor
General's Department, over which C.
W. Myers presides, and to the ener
getic manner in which the Auditor
General nas followed up the collec
tions from counties. When Charles
A. Snydei became Auditor General
it was common talk that there were
considerable arrearages and county
officers were called upon to settle
promptly.
The aggregate of the collections
for the llrst eight months of this
year is the record figure of $7,086,-
332.51 against $4,794,015.66 for the
previous period. This increase of
$2,292,316.85 Is made up mainly by
$1,582,503.04 in the new direct in
heritance tax and byspeeding up
collateral inheritance taxes whicli
showed a total of $2,084,264.54 for
the period against $1,607,636.99 for
the same months of 1917.
Liquor license revenue shows a de
cline of $2 3,24 4.96, while mercan
tile and other licenses have a pro
nounced gain. The total of mercan
tile and similar licenses is $1,702,-
666.54, a gain of a quarter million:
liquor licenses $1,487,387.93, of
which $566,000 in round numbers
was retail. The hunters' licenses are
given as $78,170.05 against $59.-
244.96.
It is predicted that the end of the
year will show a tremendous Jump
in state revenue which will be needed
to offset expenses which are grow
ing.
W ide Rang® Show—Checks re
ceived at the State Treasury had a
very wide range during the week
Just closing. One came in for twenty
six cents, being duly certified with
as much care as for a million, rep
resenting state tax on gross receipts
of a rural telephone company. The
same day one came for $136,000
from Register of Wills James B.
Sheehan. of Philadelphia. The fed
eral government paid $31,000 as an
instalment of the $186,786 allowed
the state for vocational education,
the state appropriating an equal
amount. This will include an allow
ance for agricultural education.
Xo Executive Session—No execu
tive session is scheduled for the Pub
lic Service Commission during the
coming week and the only hearings
will be of a routine character, most
ly applications for approval of
agreements.
Going: to Camp—Details of State
Reserve Militiamen from Harrisburg
and Lebanon will go to Mount
Gretna to-night to prepare for the
opening of the state rifle matches
on Monday. The schedule for
matches, according to trophies Is as
follows: Monday. Bowman, Wiggins
and Hershman matches: Tuesday.
Haul, Potter and Bower matches:
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For business, for recreation,
driving through city traffic
or on long trips, there is
no car like the CADILLAC
for ease of control and solid
comfort in riding.
Each owner of a CADILLAC
will tell you this is a fact.
Dependability in operation
and comfort Is a big CAD
ILLAC asset. Durability for
an indefinite period is an
added asset in these war
times.
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CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
311-315 S. Cameron St.
Wednesday, Bradley match; Thurn
•lay, regimental match, and Friday,
Governor's medal match.
v,„V eather Hltr. Wator—Extremely
hot. weather of tho last week has
Til!? 8 ? an Increase In complaints
"°ut w ater supplies from a number
Palltles. In some cases It
if. . ?. ed ,hat the water supplies
!! * alle<l and that towns are with
out (ire protection and some In trou
°ver shortage of water for do
mestic use.
Object to Rates—The borough of
Plymouth and residents of Dor
, ranceton to-day entered complaint
against the newly announced increase
_. r ™ es of 'he Luzerne County Gas
t> n< i'i? S '® c £ r ' c Company, before the
public Service Commission. The
series of complaints against this com
pany will be heard at Wilkes-Barre,
September 13.
New Sheriff—W. W. Mulr, of War
ren. was to-day appointed Sheriff of
warren county, to succeed the late
u. A. W. DeForest.
. Waito Inspector— Joseph S. Waite,
?S r * nton - lie utenant of Company
u. ..d Regiment of the Reserve Mili
? ry ' was to-day appointed
captain and inspector of small arms
practice to succeed Captain O. M.
Copelin, of Harrisburg, who entered
the army. He will supervise the rifle
£!> the 2nd KeK'ment. Ser
geant William P. Lindsay, of Scran
ton. was promoted to be second lieu
!f"ant to succeed Captain Waite.
William D. Fawcett, of McKeesport,
battalion quartermaster, 3d Infantry
was to-day appointed first lieuten
ant and dental surgeon of tho 3d
Infantry.
To Consider Bids—All awards of
contracts for state highway con
struction opened this week will be
considered by Highway Commission
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" The Live Store" Reliable"
I! FRAN'K E. WOOD p. EDGAR HESS W
With "The Live Store" I
We have been compelled to
employ additional help on account of
our increasing business which keeps us constant
ly on the "look out" for additional salesmen to
take care of the many new customers who pre-
J f.er to do their buying at this "Live Store."
I Frank E. Wood and P. Edgar Hess |
are the latest additions to our " big " clothing de- jg
partment. Men well known throughout this section of the
country. They have long been identified as clothing salesmen
from the "first waters" having spent many years in the care
ful study of men's wearing apparel.
Their many friends will be
I . more than pleased to know they are
among the "fast company" of high-grade sales
men, associated with a progressive firm like
DOUTRICHS which has earned a reputation
through square-dealing and honest representa
tion.
Our Men's Clothing Department .
now has eight of the most efficient clothing sales
men in Pennsylvania Come in and see this wonderfully
"busy store" that everybody is talking about, and
• Try This Dependable Doutrich Service
304 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA.
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AUGUST 10, 1018.
er O'Nell wtifn he returns here next
woek.
K ''"t For Answer—The complaint
against the new rates of tho Harris
burg Light and Power Company for
steam service was to-day sent to the
company by the Public Service Com
mission for answer.
SUPPLY COMPANY SOLI)
Mo. hanicsbur B . p a ., Aug. 10.—
Tho Eastern Supply Company, prop
erty of the late George W. Owen,
has been gold. This company, sell
ing threshermens supplies, was
started by C. N. Owen as an acces
sory to the sale of the farm machin
ery manufactured byC. Aultman
Company, which firm Mr. Owen rcp
-0(* ' n Central Pennsylvania for
thirty years or more. At the death
or c. rv Owen his son, Georgo W.
Owen, continued the business. The
purchasers are Abram L. May, Ira
M Hart an.l Clara G. Titzel, all of
whom were associated with Mr.
Owen for a long time.
HENRY MORRISON DIES
Mcehanjcsburjj, Pa., Aug. 10.
Henry Morrison died yesterday
morning at his home in West Fac
tory street, ater a long illness of pa
ralysis. He was aged 78 years and
was a member of the Silver Spring
Lodge, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He is survived by his wife
and several children. Mrs. George
McKay, of West Green street, is a
daughter. The funeral service will
be held on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at his late home, conducted
by the Rev. Mr. Eshelman. Burial
will be made In Chestnut Hill ceme
tery.
PRISONERS PI T TO WORK
Irf'wUunvn, Pa., Aug. 10.—For th
tlrHt time In tho history of Mifflin
county. Jail Inmates are being com
pelled to work. Ten men serving sen
tences for minor offenses have heeir
put out under guard on the county
bridge being constructed at Burn
ham. Labor shortage has caused tho
authorities to take this step. Tho
prisoners do not seem to object to be
ing worked In this way, realizing tho
shortage of labor and their worth in
helping out.
How are your chandeliers—
look pretty bad? Wouldn't
you have them refinished It |
the cost was reasonable?
Phone us or drop us a card
and have our representative
call. When you find out how
little it costs you will certainly
have the work done.
We replate, polish and re
pair art metal fixtures of
every description.
Automobilo Work a Specialty
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